Well, yes. There is evidence that Steve Jobs has been working on a future Newton OS since well before the John Scully's Knowledge Navigator movie.
From what I understand, he has ditched the stylus in favor of Voice Recognition. He also upgraded the processor to the power efficient ARM Dual Core A4 processor, paired with modern Lithium Ion battery technology.
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My name is R A Parker. I own a Newton and a Mac.
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On Nov 10, 2011, at 12:04 PM, Davis Remmel wrote:
> Has there ever been a project to put/make a different operating system
> on a Newton, replacing NOS?
>